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condition [b] never happens to my friend , but explain how his GSM mobile
can be used in China while he is in HK for holiday ?
beats me .. ask the thief ..  don't ask me.

=bob=

"Jeremy Quirke" <jquirke@iNOprimSPAMus.com.au> wrote in message
news:3e145a6d$0$3788@echo-01.iinet.net.au...
> Explain how GSM hijacking is possible in Asia.
>
> Hijacking of a GSM connection is not possible without either [a] access to
> the network operator's equipment or [b] the SIM
>
> All GSM traffic is encrypted at the physical layer, the SRES and Kc are
> derived from RAND and Ki, Ki is never transmitted across the link in
> encrypted or unencrypted form.
>
> "[BnH]" <b18@iprimus.com.australia> wrote in message
> news:3e1444a2$0$190$5a62ac22@freenews.iinet.net.au...
> > The charges started the moment you are using foreign provider inside
your
> > handset to make or receive audio calls [ not text apparently :)
> > Vodafone-wise.]
> >
> > The meter will not run if you do not make or receive a call.
> > IF the meter runs even when no one using, maybe someone hijacked your
GSM
> > signal.
> > [ it is very doable over in Asia ]
> > Better block it fast !
> >
> > =bob=
> >
> > "Alan" <thepest1998@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:35718be1.0301020424.6ce8fe78@posting.google.com...
> > > My family's mobile (GSM) is registered to accept roaming and idd
> > > services and they are away for 2 weeks in China and HK.
> > >
> > > And I have been monitoring the phone charges via my local auto check.
> > > The charges keep on shooting up and its incredible.
> > >
> > > My question is when you are login to a foreign service provider, do
> > > they actually charge you even when the phone is switched off?
> > >
> > > I discovered that even when the phone is switch off and when I called
> > > that number its ringing but of cause no one answered. Do we have to
> > > pay for phone charges even though they did not pick up the phone?
> > >
> > > Any one? Or has our phone been intercepted?
> > >
> > > My bill only comes in end of the month. This is the time when an
> > > argument is inevitable.
> >
> >
>
>